Immanuel Lutheran Church
Akron, IA
OUR PASTOR
Pastor Eric Alm attended the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago and graduated with an MDiv in 2002. He was ordained into the ministry on August 23, 2003 in Windber, Pennsylvania.
Pastor Eric joined our congregation in 2016. His daughter, Anya currently resides in Burlingon, WI with her mother and you will often find her doing something revolving around her art passion. His son, Oliver, attends Akron-Westfield Elementary.
Pastor is a man of many and varied interests. When he is not spending time with his family, he enjoys running, studying languages (currently Biblical Hebrew and Latin), drinking coffee/espresso, reading about 1930s Germany and WWII history, cooking, singing in the church choir, traveling, and camping/hiking/backpacking. He also enjoys listening to/watching courses on Wondrium (formerly The Great Courses), podcasts, and bonsai trees.
Pastor Eric says that he continues to be amazed at the unique character of our small community here in Akron and feel quite blessed to be able to share life and ministry with the congregation and larger community.
OUR CHURCH
Immanuel Lutheran Church was established in 1910. Many of our members have had family members who have been a part of our congregation for generations! We are currently 234 strong and have strong ties to our community. Many of our members have leadership roles in the Akron area and we love the ties this creates between our church and community.
If you talk to our members, many will tell you one of the favorite things about the Sunday morning service is listening to our church choir. The choir pews are normally filled to capacity and the passion our choir has for praising the Lord through music is definitely evident as you listen to them each week.
Immanuel takes pride in the youth programming we offer. We offer Sunday School for ages 3-grade 12, as well as confirmation for grades 7 & 8. You can find more information about these programs on our ministry page.
Immanuel Lutheran is part of the Akron Area Vacation Bible School. The event is held the first weekend in August and is sponsored by multiple churches in the Akron community. This event is held at Immanuel Lutheran & The Wesley United churches.